Couldnt agree more it is all about what you want to do with the birds , check with other cochin breeders about whats in the directory"dont have mine with me now" , there are some really nice birds being raised in Cali. get on FB and go to one of the groups for CI or the CI sale group or...
You should join us at Cochins International you can take a look at the old breeders directory on line at the website. I dont have mine with me sorry , if you want to get serious about Cochins you want to become a member its cheap and the members are the best.
I agree with most of what was said I like to use the word foundation stock for a line of birds I am using in my breeding but always try and be sure people understand they are my line now and i am doing my best to improve them.and I do use names of breeders that my stock came from but it's just...
Anyone on here going to the show in Knoxville that could transport a pair back to arkansas or oklahoma for me, I could even pick them up at shawnee the following weekend. please let me know if you can help.
Any of y'all from down South bringing any of the those nice reds to the Heart of the Ozarks show , the Ricky Bates memorial show Nov. 2 in Fayette ville AR.
sale them and be glad you know they are going to someone who can appreciate the birds from the description you have given of the other folks they dont appear to care for their stock the way the majority of us do. JMO
Here are the pics of our birds from Jamie's line , the cockerels were in a pen with a lot of birds and had there tails all picked out but here they are, will watch them grow out together around 4 months old.
Great points from you both and thanks it sounds like we think a lot a like , I just knew i was going to get both barrels from Bob no offense meant Bob Im passionate about my cochins like you are about heritage breeds.
I will try and get some pics up tomorrow and maybe we can use them to...
Thanks Fred and Jeff they are starters i haven't bred them yet , the legs are a little washed out due to the camera but are still light but they also just finished their molt , I seen them a year ago and their legs were nice , so the under fluff is bad on barreds?
Im a cochin breeder and under...
GM all, hey Bob could you give me a little of the history behind the Duckworth line of Barreds? just picked up some nice younger birds and they are massive for their age I will try and get some pics up soon.